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It was only just described in a Science paper, so you are probably going to have to wait 10 years before you can buy it at your local hardware store.
by _rpd 10y ago
It was only just described in a Science paper, so you are probably going to have to wait 10 years before you can buy it at your local hardware store.
- waqf 10y agoSo, in what sense is it true that it costs (present tense) 50¢/m²?
- lovemenot 10y agoMaterial costs at hypothetical production scale.
- amalcon 10y agoIt's a manufacturing cost estimate, not a market price.
- yellowapple 10y agoIt seems reassuring that there's already a manufacturing cost estimate and that it's as low as 50¢/m².
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoPatents will ensure it sells for $100 per square-meter though, or whatever ludicrous price can be burn by the market and still make it valuable to the consumer.
- woodandsteel 10y agoI could be wrong, but the film is described as so simple that it seems like it could be in commercial production a lot sooner than that.